San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-07-02

and can. u.,. .. .a.i,r.l 10. u.ong the
gruln ,v.rI ! un:i. .'"ruiu Just at his
feet. rt.rru.i ll,r ,"in,, -, nI upright,
the bIoUu spouJ.t. so fountains lr.m the
severe rtDsn '.,t ~ iu 3 u.li crash II
fell 10 t'a cItr g.. I'D The n'l sOrQUe from
the neck went rolling away across the pave
ment. As it did 50 Sir Henry. OvcTpOwered
by faintneSs and loss of blood fell heavily
across it,
In a second he was lifted up, and eager
hands were pouring water on his face. An
other minute and the great gray eyes open
ed wide.
lie was not dead.
Then |, just as the sun sank, stepping to
where Twaas head lay in the dust, I'M
lOOSencd the diamond from the dead brow,
and handed il 10 lgnOSi.
Take it," | said, lawful King of the
Kukuanas"
Ignosi bound the diadem upon his brow,
and then advancing placed his foot upon the
broad chest of his headleSS foe and broke
out into chant, or rather pecan of victory,
so beautiful, and yet so utterly savage, that
] despair of being able to give an adequate
idea of it, | once heard a scholar with
fine voice read aloud from Greek poet
called Homer, and | remember that the
sound of the rolling lines seemed to make
my blood stand still. IgnOsi'S chant uttered
as it was in Il Language rs beautiful and So
nOrOuS as the Old Greek. pr0duced exactly
the same effect on me, although was eX-
hauSted with toll and various emotions.
Now he began, NOW is our rebellion
swallowed up in victory, and our eyIl-dOing
justified by strength.
'ln the morning the Oppr"SSOrS rose up
and shook themselves: they bound on their
plumes and made them ready for war.
They rose up and grasped their spears;
the soldiers called ~ their captains Come
lead us'-and the captains cried to the king,
Direct thou the battle"
"Thcy rose up in their pride, twenty thou
sand men, and yet a twenty thousand.
Their p!umrs covered the earth as the
plumes Of bird cover her nest; they shook
their spears and shouted, yea, they hurled
their spears in the sunlight; they luSt"d for
the battle AMI were glad.
"Ihey canH mp against me; their strong
ones came running swiftly to crush me;
they cried, liza! ha! he is one already
dead
"Ihcn brcat';. i on them, and my breath
WAS rs the breath of Il storm, and 10! they
were not.
my IghtningS pierced them; licked up
their strength with the lightning of my
spears; shUOE t.icm to the earth with the
thunder of my shouting.
They brOkr-thcy scattered they were
gone as the mists of the morning.
They are food for the crows and the
foxes, and the place of battle is fat with
their blood.
Where are the mighty ones who rose up
in the morning? where are the proud ones
who tossed their plumeS and cried, He is as
one already dGaG|
They bow their heads, but not in sleep;
they are stretched out, but not in sleep.
'"rhey are forgotten: they have gone into
the bIackncss, amt shall not return; yea,
others shall lead away their wives, and their
children shall remrmb; 4 them no more.
"And II! the king-likc an eagle have |
found my cyrie.
behold! far have | wandered in the
nighttime, yet have returned to my little
ones at the day-brcLk
Creep ye under the shadow of my wings,
oh people, ana | will comfort ye. and ye
shall not be diSml'cd.
"N0w is the = ,od time, the time for spoil.
"MIne are tdr cattle in the valleys, the
virgins IN the kraaIS are mine also.
The winter is oycrpast, the summer is at
hand
"NOw shall evil cover up her face and
prosperity shall bloom in the land like
lily.
"Rrjrre, rejoice, my people! let all the
land rejoice in that the tyranny is trOdden
down amt that | am the king"
lie pulsed, and ont Of the gathering gloom
D.. /. La. ,I,r.
Thou art tine kim"
Thus it was that my prophecy to the her
aid came true. md within the rOry-eight
hours TwlIa's hcLIIcsS corpse was stItfenng
at Twala'S gate.